I'm going to have "find" a good bariatric surgeon in our area. We just don't have the money or reliable transportation to travel far. And, no, he was never recommended to see nutritionist, counselor, nor any other doctors or specialist. He had one follow up with the surgeon, a general surgeon. He now sees a psychiatrist, pain management doctor, a neurologist and oncologist/hematologist.
For 4 years +, we have researched on our own for answers. My son actually found that he probably had copper deficiency 4 years ago. He had not had a PCP for years, but through financial assistance, was sent to one. He begged the doctor to check his copper level. After 3 months, the doctor reluctantly did. Before the results came back, my son was hospitalized with life-threatening illness. The results came back a day later. His copper was almost completely depleted. To sum up, we are still learning and praying that others may be helped by his ordeal. Thank you for listening (reading).